/*
*    Qizx/open 3.0 beta
*
* This code is the open-source version of Qizx.
* Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Axyana Software -- All rights reserved.
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License 
*  Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in 
*  compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
*  http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
*
* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
*  WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
*  for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
*  License.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Xavier Franc - Axyana Software.
*
*/
using System;
namespace System.Qizx.Util.IO
{
	
	/// <summary>      Abstract interface for binary IO.</summary>
	public interface ByteInput
	{
		int Byte
		{
			get;
			
		}
		/// <summary> Reads an int on 4 bytes, MSB first.</summary>
		int Int
		{
			get;
			
		}
		/// <summary> Reads an unsigned int in variable length.</summary>
		int Vint
		{
			get;
			
		}
		/// <summary> Reads an unsigned long in 8 bytes, MSB first.</summary>
		long Long
		{
			get;
			
		}
		/// <summary> Reads an unsigned long in variable length.</summary>
		long Vlong
		{
			get;
			
		}
		/// <summary> Reads a IEEE double on 8 bytes.</summary>
		double Double
		{
			get;
			
		}
		string String
		{
			get;
			
		}
		
		int getBytes(sbyte[] buf);
		
		char[] getChars();
		
		void  getChars(char[] buffer, int pos, int length, bool wide);
		
		void  inspect();
	}
}